Elected By His Peers To Serve as Chair of the Freshman Caucus

In 2006, Representative Jeff Greer received the high honor and distinction of being voted by his peers to serve as Chairman of the 2006 Freshman Caucus.

Committee Apointments

Chairman, Banking and Insurance

Vice Chair, Veterans, Military Affairs, and Public Safety

Tourism Development and Energy

Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation

During the 2008 legislative session, the following bills introduced by Representative Jeff Greer were signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear:

House Bill 334, an act relating to insurance producers

House Bill 334 modified existing law and made it against the law for an individual or business entity which is dually licensed as a consultant and an agent to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance, or otherwise act as an agent with respect to the insurance risk of the insured. It also prohibits an agent who has a financial interest with a consultant from selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance with respect to the insurance risk of the insured that was the subject of a consulting contract. For the full text of the bill, please visit http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB334/bill.doc

House Bill 259, an act creating the Kentucky Long Term Care Partnership Program

House Bill 259 created the Kentucky Long-Term Care Partnership Program. This program will encourage Kentuckians to purchase long-term care insurance policies because they will be allowed to qualify for Medicaid without exhausting all of their assets. Individuals who purchase long-term care insurance will be able to protect their assets in an amount equal to their benefits under the long-term care policy. For the full text of the bill, please visit http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB259/bill.doc

House Bill 577, an act protecting US Armed Forces members from dishonest insurance practices

House Bill 577 authorized the executive director to promulgate regulations to protect service members of the United Stated Armed Forces from dishonest insurance marketing and sales practices. For the full text of the bill, please visit http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/08RS/HB57